MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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